Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has named a provisional squad of 29 players for the 2024 Copa America. The squad will be cut to 26 players following Argentina’s two friendlies in the USA next month – against Ecuador (June 9 in Chicago) and Guatemala (June 14 in Washington). Argentina’s first game at this year’s Copa America will then take place on June …

Jean-Philippe Mateta says Eberechi Eze should be picked if England want to win the European Championship this summer. Eze, like Mateta, has enjoyed a brilliant end to the campaign for the Eagles, scoring five times and registering two assists to help secure a 10th-place finish. Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate picks his squad for the tournament in Germany and, having …

Barcelona’s triumphant 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano allowed them to fulfil a major objective: to qualify for the Spanish Super Cup. While the Catalans did not waste time to seize the one-goal advantage, the visitors came close to equalizing on a number of occasions as Barcelona struggled to get a firm grip on the game. That was until Pedri Gonzalez …

Garth Crooks has named Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard as his Premier League Player of the Season for 2023/24.  The Norwegian playmaker has enjoyed another fine campaign at the Emirates Stadium, notching eight goals and 10 assists in Premier League play alone, while he finished third only to Bruno Fernandes (114) and Pascal Gross (103) in the entire division for chances created …

Juventus have reportedly decided against sending Arthur Melo on loan again, opting for another path. The Brazilian has been enjoying a decent campaign while on loan with Fiorentina, putting his career back on the right track. The former Barcelona man joined the Bianconeri in the summer of 2020 on a swap deal with Miralem Pjanic. He endured two underwhelming campaigns …

The future of Dani Olmo is uncertain at RB Leipzig heading into the summer transfer window as the midfielder has a very appealing £55m release clause.  The Spaniard has been at the Bundesliga club for four years and has grown to become one of the German team’s most important players. The 26-year-old has featured for Leipzig 148 times, scoring 29 …

Palermo’s dream of returning to Serie A next season remained alive following Kristoffer Lund’s top performance against Sampdoria. Lund assisted once in Palermo’s 2-0 playoff win over Sampdoria, earning him SBI Americans Abroad Player of the Week honors. The U.S. men’s national team left back logged 90 minutes to help Palermo set up a two-legged showdown with Venezia over the …

May 20 – “I’m one of you now — I love you to bits.” Those were an emotional Jurgen Klopp’s parting words to the Liverpool fans as he brought the curtain down on nine years at the club on Sunday, prompting a deafening roar before he disappeared down the Anfield tunnel for the final time. Klopp exits the club after …

Everton captain Seamus Coleman has admitted the club may struggle to ‘hide’ Jarrad Branthwaite following a stellar breakthrough season.  Still only 21 years old, Branthwaite has been among Everton’s best players this season, exuding quality and composure beyond his years at the heart of Sean Dyche’s defence. Branthwaite ended the 2023/24 campaign second only to centre-back partner James Tarkowski for …

May 20 – Juventus are the latest European giant to be looking for a new manager after sacking Massimiliano Allegri just two days after he led the side to the Italian Cup. Juve beat Atalanta 1-0 in Rome but Allegri was sent off late on for ranting at match officials and, following an Italian Football Federation investigation, Juve confirmed he …